Real Madrid - The European Cup final

[an tha]

Be interesting to see what two weeks off will have done for us....as long a break as the players have had in a while.

 

Think Real Madrid have played a lot more games since the semis than us so maybe there is a weakness for us to exploit there in terms of tiredness - although with their big squad i am sure they have made plenty of changes in those games.

[Barnesey]

I predict they will have noticeably more possession than us. But we will create more with our share.

[Chip Butty]

Sent to me and a nice hummy tune for a Monday morning and the week ahead:

 

Singing in Ukraine

We're singing in Ukraine

What a glorious feeling

We're happy again

We've got Van Dyke

Ronaldo is shite

We're singing

and dancing

In Ukraine

[Special K]

Just seeing this thread title makes my stomach turn

 

Been ages since I've been this nervous/excited about a game!!!

 

It's great, I've missed it so much!!!

[Baltar]

I'm dreading it yet looking forward to it at the same time. I just hope we play to our best. If we give it our best shot we have a chance but obviously Real will be big favourites. I hope Bale does not play, have a feeling he'd have a good game if he starts. 

[AngryOfTuebrook]

I'm dreading it yet looking forward to it at the same time. I just hope we play to our best. If we give it our best shot we have a chance but obviously Real will be big favourites. I hope Bale does not play, have a feeling he'd have a good game if he starts.

He probably still feels he owes us one for that time we sang "You're just a shit Stewart Downing".

[Stickman]

I just hope we play well. I know it's all about the result but we aren't the sort of side that can win playing shite it's something you only develop by becoming serial winners.

The thing with us is you can usually tell after 10 minutes if the free flowing side is turning up and if it does then I think we've got a great chance.

I think I wrote on an earlier thread that I couldn't get up for the final as we hadn't got fourth sewn up but the closer it's getting the more scared and excited I'm becoming.

Win or lose the fact that in forty years we have been in eight of these finals is a tremendous achievement especially when you consider for 28 of those years bar a handful of seasons we've been utter garbage

[WhiskeyJar]

Going to be hell of a game. Win or lose I'm already proud of the lads.

 

There shouldn't be a fear factor. Just go out on the field and give it all you got. No regrets or what if...

[Lario]

Getting nervous now.

 

Gonna be a long week.

[Aventus]

 

 

The thing with us is you can usually tell after 10 minutes if the free flowing side is turning up and if it does then I think we've got a great chance.

 

I disagree, there was a couple of times where we didn't really get going til late on in the first half, before we become more comfortable and eventually unleash the beast.

 

I suppose I agree, but maybe make it 30 minutes instead of 10.

 

Thats what I'm expecting here too, I think our players will be very nervy at first, leaving us shitting ourselves, then the blitzkrieg.

[amli]

Team dropped in to visit Agger at his Marbella home.

 

[dockers_strike]

Team dropped in to visit Agger at his Marbella home.

 

 

Cool. Good to see Dannys kids is it in Liverpool kits.

[Hand Shandy]

Surprising lack of fashion monstrosities there. Moreno obviously looks daft, and I'm not sure about Bobby's over the shoulders pink jumper look...

 

However, who the fuck is that on the far right with the ropey three-quarter length shorts with turn-ups?

[El Rojo]

Team dropped in to visit Agger at his Marbella home.

 

 

Hope he had at least two packets of Hob Nobs ready. No way he had enough cups though. I reckon he had people drinking their tea out of jam jars, cereal bowls and even his toothbrush holder.

[AngryOfTuebrook]

Surprising lack of fashion monstrosities there. Moreno obviously looks daft, and I'm not sure about Bobby's over the shoulders pink jumper look...

 

However, who the fuck is that on the far right with the ropey three-quarter length shorts with turn-ups?

Whoever it is, he can go in the summer.

[Chip Butty]

Where's Mo, has he been sold already.

[El Rojo]

Where's Mo, has he been sold already.

 

NO SALAH AT REDS REUNION AS KOP FANS FEAR WORST

[Strontium]

I don't like that Monkian is coming into form, he always plays well against us.

[Rick Sanchez C-137]

I would quite like us to win this one.

[amli]

However, who the fuck is that on the far right with the ropey three-quarter length shorts with turn-ups?

That’s Agger.

[Hand Shandy]

That’s Agger.

I thought it might have been given the number of tats, but then I assumed Danny was the one in the background laying on the sofa, injured again...

[Rick Sanchez C-137]

Team dropped in to visit Agger at his Marbella home.

 

That's some pad. I'd like to retire there in about 10, maybe 15 minutes.

[Baltar]

Still gutted about the Ox missing this. He'd be gutted too of course but he would have been such a good option. Our midfield does look a bit flat without him. Hopefully Lallana can step in if needed and play as well as we know he can. 

The dependency on our front 3 will be greater than ever but Real's shambolic defending against Juve and Bayern give me hope. If we can put their defence under pressure like Juve/Bayern did we will create openings, just hope the boys up front will be as clinical as they have been all season.

[Anubis]

Just got a sneaking suspicion that Mane is going to be on top of his game.

 

Lovely house that Agger has. Karius looks like a young David Soul from his Starskey & Hutch days.

[Gym Beglin]

Draw would be a good result away in Kiev.

 

Not an easy place to go.